Fixing Confrontation minis?

[obfuscatedhippo]

Hey Gang,
I have several broken Confrontation miniatures (snapped hands, weapons, etc).

I am looking for recommendations for a good glue to patch them up.

I tried Plasti-Zap, and it didn't bind at all.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Sir Heroscape]

Crazy Glue has always bonded really well for me.

[Son of Arathorn]

I use Loctite Gel superglue, and it's worked to a certain extent with the Confrontation minis. However, I find the rigid plastic they used to make the figures can be a little finicky, so if you're working with small contact points (spears, hands, etc) it's important to get the broken pieces flush (I know that sounds like common sense, but it seems doubly important with Rackham stuff).

Good luck.

[TREX]

I use loctite professional liquid. Its at wal mart for about 5 bucks.


I swear by it. But I do swear a lot. I use it for everything miniatures.

[obfuscatedhippo]

Thanks for the recommendations!!

[Agent Minivann]

I haven't done this, but I have heard it mentioned as a way to repair minis. Pinning

[wriggz]

Originally Posted by Agent Minivann

I haven't done this, but I have heard it mentioned as a way to repair minis. Pinning

When I was heavy into Action figures as kid, this is how I would fix them since glue would always fail with use. That was back in the day when kids were trusted with wire cutters and power tools.


Seems like a good plan for minis that get repeated use.


As for Spears I have seen some one (Soundwarp-SG1 maybe) replace Ashigaru spears with wire and add greenstuff to make them look the same.


I have had a fair amount of success with Bondic It is very easy to use and bonds in seconds.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Originally Posted by wriggz

As for Spears I have seen some one (Soundwarp-SG1 maybe) replace Ashigaru spears with wire and add greenstuff to make them look the same.

Wasn't me, I've never really done anything with Ashigaru. Though I have replaced the shafts of spears and such on other minis with styrene rods.

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As for glues, I just keep a jar of CA accelerator handy (the brand I use is called Zip Kicker, also available as an aerosol). The accelerator instantly hardens superglue, so you just dab a bit on whenever you get a material that doesn't want to bond with the glue. It gives you a durable enough bond for most miniature work, unless you're in the habit of dropping your figures on the floor all the time. Fair warning though, the accelerator is poisonous and the reaction can cause the super glue to get hot enough to burn you if you're touching it (which you shouldn't be doing anyway).